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  • Staff Sgt. Ryan Phillips, honor guard member from the 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, salutes the flag during a routine honor guard practice. The 161-member honor guard team performs at funeral ceremonies, in parades and serves as color guards. The team also trains Travis Team members in proper military protocol for retirement ceremonies.

    Honor Guard represents best of Travis

    “To Honor with Dignity” is their motto. Obligated by the oath to be constantly driven to excel and have a deep devotion to duty and a strong sense of dedication is part of their creed. Representing every member, past and present, of the United States Air Force is what they do, for they are Ceremonial Guardsmen. They are the men and women of the
  • Senior Airman Tiequanda Hayes, 60th Operations Support Squadron, performs training on the air traffic control simulator. The simulator replicates the tower environment by providing a visual representation of the Travis airfield, which allows for in-depth, realistic training for air traffic controllers.

    Simulator provides on-the-job training for air traffic controllers

    What career field is responsible for the safety of countless personnel and aircraft in the skies around Travis? Air traffic controllers are the Air Force professionals who hold this responsibility. To train air traffic controllers and keep them sharp, ATC personnel train in the Tower Simulator System. Apprentice controllers use the simulator for
  • Travis Team members discuss current issues facing Travis during the base’s second annual Junior and Senior Summit Tuesday and Wednesday at the Travis Conference Center. The summit is designed to give all team members the opportunity to brainstorm solutions to improve Travis.

    Travis hosts second annual Junior, Senior summit

    Travis hosted its second annual Junior and Senior Summit Tuesday and Wednesday at the Travis Conference Center to confront current issues facing Travis. Approximately 100 people attended the two-day summit which focused on issues ranging from recognition to building better relationships with the tenant units. “The summit is designed to get all
  • Travis members return after completing their 120-day deployment in Southwest Asia. During the most recent Air Expeditionary Force cycle, Travis deployed more than 300 Airmen in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

    Travis’ OEF, OIF deployers return

    A welcome home celebration was held Saturday for approximately 70 Airmen who returned home after a 120-day deployment in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. A reception for the returning Airmen and their families was held in Bldg. 181. “This was the best homecoming I think the squadron has ever had,” said Staff Sgt. Ryan Cramer, 60th
  • Airman 1st Class Jacklynn Levasseur, 60th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutic Squadron, receives a coin from Maj. Gen. James A. Hawkins, 18th Air Force commander, Tuesday after returning from a short-notice deployment to Iraq. General Hawkins and his wife, Linda, met with Travis Airmen and community leaders during their one-day tour of the base.

    18th AF commander visits Travis

    The 18th Air Force commander visited Travis, his first stop on a tour of all the bases in his command, Tuesday. Maj. Gen. James A. Hawkins and his wife, Mrs. Linda Hawkins met with Travis Airmen and community leaders while visiting several base events, including the Junior and Senior summit, during their one-day tour. “I have only been to Travis

  • Travis Airmen complete training at DGMC after hurricane hits, floods tech school

    Two Travis Airmen were going through Cardiopulmonary Phase II training at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., when Hurricane Katrina hit. Airman 1st Class Chiquita McCoy and Airman Destini Monteiro were halfway through their nine-month long class when they were forced to shelter in place at the Keesler hospital Aug. 27. They spent that Sunday through
  • Staff Sgt. Jason Bronaugh, KC-10 Communication Navigation instructor, explains how the cockpit voice recorder works.

    373rd TRS trains Travis mechanics to solve any problem

    The 373rd Training Squadron, detachment 14 based out of Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, trains Travis crew chiefs, electricians, jet mechanics, avionics and hydraulics troops on aircraft maintenance and repair. “All the folks that work on C-5s and KC-10s get formal training from us on how to work on that aircraft,” said Senior Master Sgt. Raymond
  • Mr. Steve Andrews, KC-10 Aircrew Training System Site Manager, banks left in the KC-10 flight simulator. It has a wide screen wrap around visual system that displays a realistic view out of the windows.

    Simulator teaches emergencies before they happen

    The left engine is malfunctioning and we’re losing altitude! The sound and feel of a replicated malfunction can be experienced by crewmembers while training in the KC-10 flight simulator. The simulators can also simulate all types of weather conditions from clear day to extreme weather. The flight deck is identical to the real KC-10 aircraft with

  • JCAHO awards full accreditation status to David Grant USAF Medical Center

    The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has awarded full accreditation status to the David Grant USAF Medical Center here for another three years as a result of a recent combined survey with the Air Force’s Health Services Inspection. “The Joint Commission was very impressed with the level of healthcare services provided
  • Airman 1st Class Sparkle Reid, 60th Services Squadron, puts icing on a cake. Travis Food Service facilities won the Air Mobility Command Services Hennessy Award for the fourth time since 2001.

    Dining facility wins AMC Hennessy Award

    Travis Food Service facilities won the Air Mobility Command Services Hennessy Award for the fourth time since 2001. However, this is the first time Travis Food Service has won in the single facility category. “It’s a great program and as that bar continues to rise, it’s our Airmen that win,” said Maj. Tim Telega, 60th Services Squadron commander.
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